The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-11
FLORIDA'S METROPOLIS.
DROWNING OF A DOCTOR FROM
Townsville.

Opening of the New Theatre-What
the Hotel Thief Says-Opening O.
the Garnie Murder Triai-A Baseball
Craze-The Local option Fight Well
Under Way.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. l0-The new
Park Theatre was opened this evening by
the home MINISTRIES The attendance was
large, every seat being filled. and standing
room only being obtained by late corners
The boys were perfect in their parts and re-
ceived thunders of applause
DR.. Richard T. Wellington, Of Thomas
vile, Ga, brother of S. A, P. J. and H. C,
Wellington, of this city, was drowned yes
terday while bathing in Lake Catherine,
near Waukeenok, jefferson county, in this
State. The doctor was practicing his pro-
fession at Townsville, and had gone to the
old homestead near this lake for few days
recreation He fell from a boat during an
attack of vertigo. The remains were in
TERED in the family burying ground near
Naukeenok to-day
The man arrested yesterday for stealing
Judge Davis, property, at the Duval Hotel,
was before Justice Magill this morning He
default of 500 bail, for trial Dec. %. He
gave his name as Gilbert RYAN. which, he
said, was an alias To the MORNING News
correspondent he said he lived in Orange
county, but he would not say in what por-
tion, as ire did not wish any disgrace 70 at
tach TO his family, who were Irving there
now. He claims his wife and two children
are there now. In regard to stealing the
property, he said 1t was handed TO him al
the depot by his companion, with whom he
had been drinking all day, but he couldn't
well describe his friend, nor where
they had been staying. Ryan, as
he calls himself, is about five feet five in
height, has good features, a full face, slight
" red, auburn moustache, and blue eyes.
His hair is cropped rather close, and hls
full, beethng brow gives a somewhat "bull-
dog" aspect 70 his face. Judge Davis says
all the property was not recovered as some
OF the jewelry is still missing.
eARxIE's TRIAL FOR MURDER
The trial of Isador Garnie, for the muir
der of Joseph Rogero, May 90, began this
morning, before Judge Baker. The room |
was crowded long before the hour set for |
the opening, and many prominent residents |
were in attendance. At $50 o'clock Carrie |
was brought in and his counsel crowded |
around him and shook him heartily by the |
hand. Court Clerk Buchanan also /
grasped him by the hand. Shortly
after he was arraigned and the
indictment read to him, and he was asked i
TO plead. Not guilty, your honor, he an
swered promptly without the least tremor
In his voice before his counsel could speak. |
Garnie IS between II and % years of age,
but very slight and frail His face is boy
ish in appearance lit up by two black ewes. |
His hair is short and was combed smoothly |
over his low brow. His clothing was neat,
and his general appearance bespoke good
care and attention at the jail but be looked
more like a 15-year-old schoolboy than a
person on trial for his life AT 10 O'Clock
his mother entered and seated herself in the
Enclosure directly back of her SOU Her
face was white and wan. and every gesture
and look showed the deep anxiety
she felt. While he has been confined
his mother has visited him three or four
lines daily, carrying him his meals and
ioing all possible to make his confinement
ess irksome. Some forty jurors have been
and at noon out of thirty-five |
examined only four We're accepted. These
are: F. V. Weightman, clerk: D. P. Hol-
and, clerk; E. E. Willard, clerk: B. II.
Hopkins, Agent East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railroad At o'clock another
special venire If fifty talesmen was ordered.
This afternoon the following additional
Jurors were obtained: j. H. Gardner.
Albert Dysdale, A. B. Thrasher, j. A.
SeutneI, imam Long, y. u. LlpScOmb. |
eli ellsworth, 4. G.. Sammis and d. Ii.
Spearing. The three latter are colored.
Eighty eight talesmen were examined The
curt adjourned this evening till morning
Great interest is taken in the formation of
he jury. but its composition does not seem
o suit all
Mrs. Garnie is about so years old and
highly respectable: widow of the late Col
!. V. Garne and has three children, the
Foung man Isador and two daughters one
married Mrs Candlel1 residing in Atlanta
THE LOCAL OPTION FIGHT.
Local option is next ON the list of exciting
questions in this county. The liquor men
now find that they stirred up a hornets
lest when they began the agitation with re-
sard to getting up petitions asking for
ocal option election, and would like to undo |
heir work, but like Banquo's ghost, it won't
Town. Local Assembly No 9,lG6, of the
Knights of Labor, held meeting last night
md passed resolutions indorsing temperance
md good order. A committee of five was
llso appointed to cooperate with the COM
njttee OF twenty-five appointed at the citi-
ems meeting Tuesday night.
ine Young Mems Christian Association |
S now organizing classes in their gymna-
iunl for ladies and boys.
The doctors have accepted the challenge |
If the lawyers to play a game Of ball
The gate money will benefit st.
luke's Hospital. The victors win challenge
he ministers, and the reporters will chal-
enge the victors in Saturdays contest.
me lean men of the city have challenged
he fat
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